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A case of mistaken identity has embroiled California in election controversy, as claims of bias and misinformation swirl around Prop 13 (2020), Prop 13 (1978), and an anticipated "split roll" initiative.
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Many jurisdictions have vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction targets, intended to reduce congestion and pollution. They can also provide large but often overlooked traffic safety benefits.
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William Riggs, assistant professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management, predicts the trends that will continue an ongoing revolution in transportation.
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Is the existence of vacant apartments an excuse not to build new housing?
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Planners can expect changes in the energy industry to influence preparations for the future of cities and communities.
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Sergio Peña, of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico, writes about a recent article he authored in the Journal of Planing Education and Research.
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Lee D. Einsweiler, principal and co-founder of Code Studio, offers practiced insight on the relationship between planning and implementation, as well as guidance for a fulfilling career navigating the two.
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Urban analytics has the potential to benefit both planners and the world. Here' are a few ways that new data-based approaches can open new levels of analysis and understanding.
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Some urbanism commentators suggest that gentrification is the result of a "rent gap" between actual and potential rent. How should this theory affect zoning policy?
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The adaptive nature of cities is exemplified once again, by the self-organizing response of street networks after transformative changes.
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Anaid Yerena of the University of Washington, Tacoma writes about a recent article she authored in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
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Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell tries to predict the big ideas and trends that will dominate the discussion about the future of land use, planning, and development in the first year of the new decade.
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In the absence of more enlightened policies, technological change is as likely to increase pollution as to decrease pollution.
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Planetizen's annual list of the best of the planning Internet gives a taste of the technological and editorial milieu of the urban planning Internet at the beginning of a new decade.
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A few examples from around the world illustrate the power of crowdsourcing to expand the scope of scientific inquiry.
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The most-read news, features, and blogs on Planetizen in 2019.
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Despite headlines to the contrary, the nation's most urbanized places appear to have gained thirtysomethings in recent years.
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Transportation planning decisions often involve trade-offs between various economic impacts, including direct user costs, and various external costs imposed on other people. All of these impacts should be considered in planning analysis.
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Long considered beneath serious attention by design and planning elites, suburban settlements in the United States are emerging as key arenas to address crucial environmental, economic, and social issues.
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Proptech (a portmanteau of property and technology) promises to change the world of development and planning.
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A look back at the biggest stories and themes from the world of urban planning in the decade that was the 2010s.
